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‘Queen of K-pop’ Boa celebrates 20 years of leading the Korean Wave as she turns 34 – now Exo and NCT agency SM Entertainment’s creative director, how did she get where she is today?

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The year 2020 might be a tough one, but it’s a special one for Boa: this year marks the 20th anniversary of her debut, On November 5, the star also celebrates her 34th birthday.

She led the K-pop wave when she stepped onto the scene at age 13 and is now considered something of a legend, rightfully dubbed the “Queen of K-pop”.

And her music career is still going strong – she just released her latest Japanese single I Believe this week, in fact. On top of that, she is a creative director at SM Entertainment, which houses popular K-pop groups likes Exo and NCT, and has appeared as a judge on competitive K-pop shows.

Here, are 5 things you might not know about her.